DGS Publishes Guidelines for Possible Suspected Cases of Hantavirus and Rules Out Preventive Measures.
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In addition to guidelines for dealing with suspected cases of hantavirus, DGS indicated that the risk in Portugal remains "very low" and says there is no need to implement preventive measures.
Patients will be referred by INEM to the reference hospitals: the Local Health Unit São José, in Lisbon, and São João, in Porto.
Risk to Portugal remains low and there is no need for preventive measures at present
The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) published, this Monday, guidelines for the management of possible suspected cases of the hantavirus outbreak and indicated that the risk in Portugal "keeps very low", without the need to implement preventive measures.
The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) has issued guidance to health professionals on the management of contacts related to the hantavirus outbreak on the ship MV Hondius. They also stress that the risk to Portugal remains "very low" and there is no need for preventive measures for the general population.
Guidelines of the Directorate-General for Health frame the measures to be taken by professionals of the Portuguese health system, but the body indicates that the risk in Portugal remains very low.
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